Is this how CATWOMAN is released?

Hey folks, Harry here... I received the following email about 30 minutes ago...

Thought I'd try and send some emails to random domains with thefirerises and looks like I got a hit! Try thefirerises@hotmail.co.uk and see what happens!N

So - I sent an email to that address and I got sent the following from Selina Kyle, the pic's name was "friendorfoe.jpg" - and makes me wonder where else "TheFireRises" will appear. so - is that Anne Hathaway?

Finish this one with a bang. This image looks a little rough though, I cant place my finger on it. To be honest, I really liked the costume catwoman had in Batman Returns, with all the crazy stiching etc. Hope this doesnt go too much into some weird-latex-german-porn-looking territory.

but why is catwoman in this movie anyway? how do you wrap such an irrelevant character into the universe that the dark knight really shaped? she should be in the same category as robin: unnecessary here.

...if i wanted to.
i can't believe AICN actually jumped through all kinds of hoops thinking they were getting a scoop and then seriously took a look at this was was proud to post it? guess you got wrapped up in the trickery.

Either way, it's gonna be tough to make the character of Catwoman anything but ludicrous unless she's some sort of Wall Street power player, that Wayne has to beat in the boardroom. No woman is as physically strong as a man of Bruce Wayne's size, so there can be no actual 'fight'.

I dig the goggle look for Catwoman.
I want Nolan's version to look like the Arkham City version, as far as costuming goes.
And the point, maybe, in posting all this fake shit, is it gives us a place to talk about films we're all vaguely-to-greatly excited for. It's probably an exercise in nefarious studio interference with the integrity of the website, eg providing Harry with a lolly in exchange for the opportunity to hear where the 'buzz' is on these films, what fans want, and keep the conversation going between actual updates.
With all things being true, dear studios: GOGGLE-WEAR CATWOMAN LOOK UP ARKHAM CITY DO SORT OF THAT.

oh bedlam, oh fucking crisis. catwoman must not be in this movie. ruination. what is the point? she's not threatening. she's not interesting. she's just a bat-distractor. that's all. mr. nolan, please remove thoughts of this character promptly. you are making a serious superhero movie, as like the last one. do not give in to the temptation to fuck up.

http://alexcooper.ca/ac/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Black_Latex_Catsuit_777.jpg
At least I think this was the original that got shopped. Look at the creases on the left arm, the left wrist/hand area and the lighting on the back.
It may be a shop of another photo of this same suit with her body turned a bit, but it's the same latex suit.

I'm gonna send him a really bad Photoshopped image of a bucket by the road and say it's the teaser poster for Joe Kosinski's live-action remake of The Black Cauldron. Then I'm going to send him a 'shopped photo of Tom Hardy's head on Dolph Lundgren's body from The Punisher and say it's a shot leaked from George Miller's test shoot for Fury Road earlier this year. And I'll chase all that with a really bad cut-and-paste job showing old fat Russell Crowe in a top hat and monocle from the set of Ridley Scott's Monopoly movie. And Harry will post them all. My god...someone end the horror. Harry must be stopped.

i don't even really know what that means. all i am saying is that the first two movies in the series are pretty serious and deal with some weighty themes. catwoman in and of herself does not add anything weighty, and her only usefulness would be to create some romantic tension or just go for a flightier tone. is that what is required here? do we need a more fun third installment? the set up has been for something pretty dramatic. this defeats it somewhat. how do you handle a character like this in the context of the first two movies? here's batman outlawed by gotham, chased by police, run to ground even though he's the hero... but don't worry, here's catwoman to offer a romantic subplot.

...it's never the clothes that are sexy, it's the woman. i.e. The temptation of unconquered flesh. All the saddos who buy this fetish gear (or sutty ligerie), hoping to tittilate their boyfriends need to realise; we just want a diffrent girl!!

like dark knight returns for instance. there's some gravitas to that story, but we don't have catwoman around to offer levity do we. i know selina kyle or whatever her name is, is in that story, but mostly as a washed up has-been. if hero worship and emulation is the game here, i would prefer to see something new. catwoman is a silly concept and i can't see her being handled well enough for a movie with such high (and well-deserved) expectations. who cares if this is an actual picture of her or not? she needs to be removed from this movie, quick.

just kidding, just kidding. if nolan commits to the concept of catwoman, he will have to show her as catwoman. there's not much i think you can do to expand the character. not formidable enough to challenge batman, can only be a distraction. there should be enough to chew on in the 3rd movie without introducing this character. i suppose i must trust in mr. nolan's vision though. as for the riddler... perhaps i am missing something, but was that ever a serious consideration? i doubt it. it's like the penguin. how could they ever show that character in this universe? the tone has been set as being realistic, even gritty, it all comes crumbling down if we saunter off into la-la fantasy land now. let's not!

Wow, please stop the deluge of examples! There's smoke coming from the Ain't It Cool Server. 'Return of the Jedi', I'll grant you (I don;t think I didn't think of that), but as Nolan himself has said, they're a bit thin on the ground.

sorry dude. i fully well know that the movie will be what the movie will be and that my opinions matter squelch to anything of the kind. i merely thought it was more interesting a topic of discussion than whether or not the picture was real.

Might I remind you of a certain preposterous something named Ra's Al Ghul?
How about hallucinating maggots coming out of a burlap sack because you've been dosed with "fear toxin"?
All this "realistic" nonsense is just that...
Nonsense.
Ooh, bodybuilder in a sex mask. That screams gritty!

.....correct me if I am wrong, but do we really know if "Catwoman" is going to be in this movie? I thought all we had was the name Selina Kyle! I know the name is synonymous with Catwoman, but that does not mean she will be Catwoman in this particular film. Do we know for sure if "Catwoman" has actually been confirmed? I don't know. That's why I am asking!

Do you really think Warner Brothers would be using Hotmail accounts in the UK for their viral campaign? It's not like they can't afford their own domains. Christ, Harry. Next you're probably going to tell us that Jimmy Smits is definitely NOT in Star Wars.

Arguably as great as VACATION, both are comedy classics. No smarmy reply for THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY? Probably because there isn't anything you can say, TGTBTU is an all-time classic and on another level from the first two. Just that movie alone negates your entire theory, but several talkbackers have been kind enough to mention others such as GOLDFINGER. Which is probably the best entry in a 22 film series.
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES will be a great third film, Christopher Nolan envisioned this as a trilogy from day one and he will complete it in spectacular fashion.

claiming that catwoman can't be in a Nolan Bat-film because she isn't "real" or "gritty" enough. The bad guy in "begins" was the fucking Scarecrow, and they've been suggesting since the first one that a man dressed as a bat (dead realistic in itself) will probably encourage the crazies. I'm expecting a "Gritty""real" explosion of cameos from any number of costumed mental cases this time round.
the pics still fake.
oh and darth hideous? Jimmy Smits is definitely not in Star Wars... the prequels didnt happen, just like caravan of courage!!!!!

Goggles look photoshopped, catwoman looks pasted on a black BG. I would be VERY surprised if this is real. There is a part of me that kind of wants Nolan to go a little goofier/comic than real/gritty but I don't think this fits very well. Then again, Bane looks a little off from reality with his mask/apparatus. I have a feeling his version of Catwoman will be more matte black, more swat team-ish design, probably still have a whip.

When I saw for the first time the phrase Why So Serious with the Joker panda eyes and the bat "mouth" I thought it perfectly captured the Joker's m.o., even without me having yet heard Heath utter the words in the trailer, or even in the movie itself (both versions were different from each other). That said, maybe Bane or whoever says it (if at all) in the movie will give it more gravitas (spl). Also, Bane seems to me wanting to prove that he is the true heir to Ra's Al Ghul, and that maybe one of the reasons he's out the "break" Batman.

HP & Prisoner of Azkaban. Goldfinger (not really a "sequel" I guess, but it is a 3rd film). The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The Bourne Ultimatum. I know a lot of people liked Toy Story 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Back To The Future III. The Return of the Pink Panther (if you skip the fairly lame "Inspector Cluoseau. And I have a little place in my heart for Halloween III. Creeped me out when I was a kid...

It would be stretching it to consider Exorcist 3 a sequel to either first 2 films. But I agree, it's a pretty cool movie and fuckin scary. Underrated. George C Scott looks like he's about to keel over at any moment!

like when untalented hacks put celebrities in superhero costumes and it looks like utter dogshit.
real or fake this is just as bad and as amateur as the spiderman poster.
Let me add to the fakes...here's some Avatar 2 concept art I did:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ioDPgy0mviY/TcWE0DLc6oI/AAAAAAAAAWo/6FhpnAyxiwc/s1600/sub%2B1.jpg
Yeah, I WISH I was hired to work with Cameron!

Nolan takes a realistic approach to his Batman films. He asked the question. What would a man dressed up as a bat really be like? What would the Joker be like? The Scarecrow? The Joker isn't wearing a costume. It's just what he wears. There's no getup. That's one of the things I love about Nolan's Batman. The Scarecrow likes to put the mask on but just when puts them under a trance. It's weird but realistic if you're a crazy person. This cat woman pic though harkins back to the cheesy days of Batman. I hate it!

Plus, I thought it might be a little heads up to those who may have dismissed it as just another horror sequel.
Man, that scene (SPOILER) in the hospital with the hedge trimmer is once of my favorite scares in film. I remember seeing it in the theater and (END SPOILER)
I was so pleasantly and frighteningly surprised. One of Brad Dourif's best performances. Very quotable...

You're thinking way too hard there orionsangels. If batman isn't wearing a costume, then what the hell is he wearing? I mean the line "You took my advice about theatricality a bit literally" implies he's wearing a pretty fucking bold costume in Ra's Al Ghul opinion and in my opinion as well.

I'm actually not even sold or believe Catwoman will be in the film. Bane in that picture looked sweet. We all knew Nolan wasn't going to use the mask we all know because he'll look like Nacho Libre for fucks sake. Just look at the pics, Bane is clear and there is detail, this looks like it was scanned from a magazine. I mean wouldn't you hint at Hathaway being in the costume? This is not real.

Seriously? Are you guys so concerned with "getting the scoop" that you dont bother authenticating anything before throwing it out there? I'm pretty sure youve complained about the political news outlets doing that in the past. Show some class. We would rather get it late then get it wrong.

Before Deadline.com became popular, AICN used to be great at getting exclusives. Now Deadline has taken over the world of movie news. Anything not posted on Deadline is a definite fake. So AICN has now turned into a fucking tabloid site. This site has gone downhill since Harry started supporting "A Serbian Film". Now this site has gone to shit for good. FUCK AICN.

Because, hasn't Hardy done some kind of boxer picture recently?
Couldn't that shot of him with his back turned to the camera be taken from that film?
Both of these pics seem fishy to me.
Nolan was a genius in the way he released DARK KNIGHT pics: The "Joker" pic with Heath turned to the camera with his hands up in his clown mask; no one thought it was The Joker and got pissed.

...If you're going to post fake news and leave it up for the sake of hits. I'd rather hear that gossip bullshit that at least has some basis in fact than visit a movie news site that leaves up blatantly false information.

it's a shopped image- the original source for the photo has been found. The head and google play about looks like a model I saw in the zbrush forum.
I dont like the google look. I like the open eye hole style of returns and the tv show more.

Yeah, boy, this one is a head-scratcher even for me big guy.. like, what are you doing? The only thing I can come up with is that this is some sort of desperate cry for help, almost like standing in the middle of a crowded room screaming at the top of your lungs and no one even looks up. I know they say bad press is better than no press, but you know the contradiction that your image and reputation MUST be protected at all costs, they're the most valuable tools you have if you want to be successful, especially when it comes to THIS industry. I mean besides showing how out of touch you are with "big boy" movies, it's obvious you're not a fan of our current incarnation of the caped crusader, and not a big fan of Nolan the director himself, but here you really just flaunt it.. anybody who has liked a Nolan movie inherently understands what the man HIMSELF is about, and what he does in his.. well, I've heard people call them the New Bible of the New Age, but I just call them "movies". Just because people say oh Christopher Nolan this, and Christopher Nolan that, and "oh hey I guess there really IS a God because he created the almighty perfect being of light and wisdom and intelligence and is the ultimate leader who will lead the path for the salvation of humanity the only one who can show us the errors of our ways Christopher Nolan.", well fuck, who knows? I mean, shit, I've never even MET the guy, who fucking knows, I mean I guess it COULD be true, but how can I judge something like that? but eh I think maybe it's just people who get too excited and can't control their rampant diseased fanboy-sim. Anyways, the point was, what the fuck are you doing, man? I know it's been really slow around here, and it's not that we don't love 17 reviews that all say the same exact thing about Pirates of the Caribbean, but let's focus just a LITTLE harder, yeah?

Besides the seemingly squared-off jaw and hint of a 5-o-clock shadow, look at the figure: Too narrow all the way down! Maybe they'll take a similar approach with the actual costume (if there even is one, which I kind of doubt given she's only credited as Selina Kyle), but this looks more like a very thin, feminish man with cross-dressing and drag experience being photographed from behind in a Catwoman costume.
Even if this does somehow come from the "official" site, my guess is it's a decoy, of sorts - a trick to make people expect that, since the photo of Bane was real, maybe this is, too.

That's been photoshopped into the one above - notice the highlights/shine on the suit are exactly the same shape and pattern...
http://images-mediawiki-sites.thefullwiki.org/08/2/5/2/99177562990444405.jpg

Just look at no. of comments. Both the fake images were ploy by Harry to generate hits and that is EXACTLY what he has done, not to mention am sure he'll be somewhere on top of google searches for this. He is raking in the moolah while we make fun of him for "falling" for it. WE are the ones who have fallen for his trick.

I wish everyone would shut the fuck up about Nolan's 'realism'. If it was so grounded in realism you wouldn't have a dude dressing up as a bat.
Like it or not, these movies are just as silly as any previous Batman movie purely because Batman is in it.
So all this "oh, that wouldn't work in Nolan's universe' is total horseshit.

Harry,
Come on, man. It's ok to be wrong, it's ok to get duped, it's ok to be hoodwinked. As long as you admit it, own it, and learn from it. Seeming to hide in silence accomplishes nothing. So please, do apologize, or like I said before, explain why you think this is real and all of us here are wrong.

Uh, no, it's not actually.
Yes, certainly the vigilante dressed as bat element is pretty preposterous, but otherwise that's the only preposterous elements end there.
Nolan isn't introducing supervillains intent on using television mind rays to conquer Gotham or guys with freeze ray guns. It's as straight a noirish thriller as you can expect the Batman series to be.

Kinda weird it's still posted. Or that it hasn't been updated with an explanation or "oops". The longer it stays up, as is, the weirder this site comes across.
It's not a huge deal, of course (much bigger, more important things going on in world, etc.), but being that all this site does is talk about movies, you'd think they'd focus on that and clear up silly things like this ASAP.
Odd.
This site needs:
1. Design/typography overhaul (I hate the big bold, chunky font in every article)
2. Standardized style for writing (movie titles in italics, vs. all-caps, punctuation consistency, etc.)
3. A freakin' EDITOR (or, at the very least, some college English or writing major interns who can clean up the grammar, spelling and syntax lapses...some of Harry's pieces are simply too challenging to read these days).
I hate to sound like I'm piling on or taking cheap, easy shots, but this site is in major need of a cleaner, leaner redesign/updating and some tightening up.
Anyway...this is not Catwoman. At least not any official Nolan/WB idea or release. That's been proven at least six times above.
Now the fun part: who could do something that actually looks legit? Fire up your favorite image editor...

I know Harry is in rehab and fighting for his life and can't devote all his time and energy to the site, but damn this site is going downhill fast. 8 reviews about POTC and a bunch of fake "stories" about rumors and other bullshit. AICN RIP

he who runs the site... i think we should all lay off. i'm sure he's as smart as us... god only hopes, smarter. maybe he had a reason for posting this fake picture. maybe he just wanted people to go off, which seems to have worked. i respect him for not retracting this article and for taking a lot of abuse. are people not responding to the article in droves? might that not be the point, and might not that point be just fine?

This is what I think the REAL catwoman outfit would look like in Nolan's world: tight, black (with ears!), but practical. no latex or leather but a rubber/synthetic and kevlar composite. Not very shiny looking, more stealthy. thin protective pads on elbows and knees. No stiletto heels, and most definitely no open toe sandals(!) *lol* tight gloves, knee high boots with a small plateau to keep the feminine look. small utility belt....
my humble two cents

This is proof positive. If and when I stumble upon news worth sharing, I'll send it to Patrick Sauriol or Devin Faraci.
I wouldn't need to send it to Deadline because if I knew something, I'm sure Nikki and Mike are 5 seconds behind me, tops.

This is getting ridiculous. Either you put in no work with this and the fake Spider-man poster posts, or you're flat out hit whoring trying to drive up page counts for advertisers. Either way, it smacks of lack of credibility and is embarrassing.

It's bullshit like this that shows to the 'real world' of entertainment journalism why internet websites deserve zero respect. Studios may wine and dine you, but keeping this and the obviously fake Spider-man up shows the world why internet bloggers deserve no respect.

This is such a garbage fan made pic! I think they even photoshopped the side of someone's face. Not even Ann Hathaway.. Even if this is the real costume its shitty Michael Feiffer pic. Not feeling it regardless.. Damn this is so obviously a fake picture. Why even post this? There has to be other news out there.. Just go to Hollywood reporter and check out what they got and copy and paste. Doesn't take much!

Let us know when someone publishes your world-shattering Bond news.
I want to be the first to leave here for wherever that site may be. I've never led an exodus before.
Also I want to hear this Bond news, so that's something.

I believe everyone just comes here for kicks and giggles. The only thing worth coming to AICN is for all them "Behind the scenes pics of the Day" things which is the only thing I like here, but everything else about this site fucking blows. Sorry Harry. You are not a good movie journalist that you think you are. Maybe you should go to college to learn more about journalism.

I can't believe AICN totally ignored Macho Man. Just another reason to leave this site. Sure, Macho Man was a wrestler but he was an actor too in Hollywood. Shame on Harry for not writing anything about the Macho Man, ooohhh yeeeaaaaaahhh...

Thanks for posting that link to the Muppet trailer: for a minute there I totally thought you punked us all! What a great trailer!
And funny that AICN posted an article not long after your post sharing it with us (minus the credit, of course)

Since Knowles will run anything it seems. If he were a print publication, a retraction would be in order. But not being reputable he can put anything out there and it doesn't really matter because he's not reputable. Keep up the good Photoshopping folks!

I will personally record a video of myself having violent anal sex with an obscure farm animal while listening to culture club and having four transexual midgets shove small household objects in my ass. I will then post the video to youtube, vimeo and other vid hosting sites and release my full name and address with it.
This is how sure I am that this video is fake.

I mean, that's all that matters. To me, at least- I'm an ass man. As-check first, then face. If we have two ratings of "acceptable," we move forward from there. Cuts down on time, gets right to the point.

will be insanely hot.
Have you seen her photos from this year's Oscars (i think) where she was wearing that ultra revealing dress, which was showing her whole back and was starting barely above her ass-tail?
The chick has an awkward face but her body is smoking hot.and she is tall too with infinite legs.

even if it is just in some fetishistic, grudge fuck, tentacles and BDSM way....the bitch's body demands your junks attention. I guarantee you that shit is hotter than what 90% of the people here have had their dick in.
Or...maybe Franco was more your style?

I believe Bane was picked because he's the only Batman villain capable enough of killing Batman. Bane's well known catchphrase, "Break the Bat". Bane is famous for being the Batman villain to break Batman's back. Plus, Bane had a history with Ra Al Ghul which will make sense with the trilogy. I'm also pretty sure Bane was picked because that character could bring us some great action scenes. Just my 2cents.

We don't need the Riddler. Why? Because we don't need another humorous villain which was already done, in "The Dark Knight". We need a different turn. A much darker and brutal villain, Bane is perfect for that.

It would be a huge mistake to try to top Joker or follow up with another clue-based villain. It's also a role that's perfect for Tom Hardy (a scholarly body building freak). Finally, Nolan's Batman hasn't had an opponent that could really take him head-on except for Ra's al Ghul.